1. Again in my earlier post I questioned your readiness ("You need to study a lot more about each step in the process.") and used the terminology as merely one indicator.

2. I did not imply anything - I do not beat around the bush - nor do I use manipulation of other people's words or intuit their intent. I quoted and questioned your own rather sarcastic words that did indeed imply that I or others were overtly discouraging you.

3. Yet another example of hyperbolic distortion. I already pointed out that all of us here make mistakes - and I make a point to acknowledge mine and to thank the person who corrects it. I spent over 10 years at a bike co-op, where I both trained mechanics and ran repair clinics for bicyclists. I taught people from as young as 12 years old up to well into their 60's how to work on bikes. We had no Internet, few references or fancy tools. I enjoyed teaching others and seeing them able to be more independent about maintaining their own or other people's bikes, no matter what their starting point.

The one biggest variable in how and what people could learn was the willingness and the ability to approach a task in a thoughtful, logical manner, followed closely by openness to feedback.

I'll say it outright - you absolutely can learn to work on your own bike, and I would never advise you to give up. But I'll also say that my gut tells me there is a piece you are missing in your approach.